{
  "id": 7593766,
  "title": "Donald Trump’s Name Cannot Be Added to Kennedy Center, Judge Rules Again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/donald-trumps-name-cannot-be-added-to-kennedy-center-judge-rules-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T17:08:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/donald-trump-name-cannot-be-added-kennedy-center-judge-1236863156/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A US federal judge has ruled that adding Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center is a violation of federal law. According to Variety, Judge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia made the ruling on an emergency motion.\n\nThe judge's decision blocks the Kennedy Center from inscribing Trump's name on its facade and designating its grounds for him, as reported by Deadline. The Korea Times notes that this is not the first time Trump's name has been added to and then removed from the center, with federal judges previously ruling that only Congress could legally change the name.\n\nThe Kennedy Center's board, comprised of Trump loyalists, had planned to vote on adding Trump's name to the complex, with the board arguing that its future hinges on having his name on the center, according to The Korea Times. However, the judge's ruling has put these plans on hold.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Kennedy Center board to vote on venue's future, says Trump name critical to survival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-board-to-vote-on-venues-future-says-trump-name",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trumps-name-must-stay-off-kennedy-center-judge-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:12:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Trump Is Ready to Close the Kennedy Center Because He Can’t Put His Name on It",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-is-ready-to-close-the-kennedy-center-because-he-cant-put-his",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:25:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Judge Blocks Donald Trump’s Name From Being Returned To Kennedy Center Facade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/judge-blocks-donald-trumps-name-from-being-returned-to-kennedy-center",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:39:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Judge Blocks Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center Building and Grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/judge-blocks-trumps-name-from-kennedy-center-building-and-grounds",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:06:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump's Name Must Be Kept Off Kennedy Centre Building, US Judge Rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trumps-name-must-be-kept-off-kennedy-centre-building-us-judge-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:24:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/judge-blocks-plan-to-return-trumps-name-to-the-kennedy-center",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:49:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}